On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies

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"On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that introduced the special theory of relativity, fundamentally redefining concepts of space, time, and motion in physics.

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instanceOf journal article
physics paper
scientific paper
author Albert Einstein
basedOn Maxwell's equations
challengedConcept Newtonian absolute space
Newtonian absolute time
citedBy theory of relativity
surface form: Relativity: The Special and the General Theory

numerous later physics textbooks
countryOfPublication Germany
datePublished 30 June 1905
era 20th-century physics
field physics
relativity
theoretical physics
hasAbbreviation On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies self-linksurface differs
surface form: Einstein 1905 relativity paper
hasPart electrodynamical part
kinematical part
historicalSignificance foundation of special relativity
redefinition of space and time in physics
influenced development of general relativity
experimental tests of special relativity
modern physics
philosophy of space and time
introducedConcept Lorentz transformation in physical terms
length contraction
relativity of simultaneity
time dilation
introducedPostulate constancy of the speed of light in vacuum
principle of relativity for all inertial frames
introducedTheory special theory of relativity
language German
originalTitle On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies self-linksurface differs
surface form: Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper
partOf On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies self-linksurface differs
surface form: Einstein's annus mirabilis papers
publicationType peer-reviewed article
publicationYear 1905
publishedIn Annalen der Physik
reformulatedConcept space and time as a unified framework
relatedTo Lorentz ether theory
Lorentz transformation
Michelson–Morley experiment
statedThat laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames
speed of light in vacuum is independent of motion of source or observer
topic electrodynamics of moving bodies
inertial reference frames
relativistic kinematics
synchronization of clocks

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Albert Einstein notableWork On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
theory of relativity hasPart On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
this entity surface form: special relativity
On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies originalTitle On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper
On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies partOf On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Einstein's annus mirabilis papers
On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies hasAbbreviation On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Einstein 1905 relativity paper
Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content? relatedWork On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
Annalen der Physik einsteinPaperPublished On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
this entity surface form: Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper
relativity of simultaneity appearsIn On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
this entity surface form: Einstein's 1905 paper on special relativity
Einstein's annus mirabilis papers hasPart On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
this entity surface form: "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies"
Einstein synchronization convention publication On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
Einstein notableWork On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
subject surface form: Albert Einstein
this entity surface form: "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" (1905)